|
|
|
Sunday, September 8 through Sunday, September 15
2024 PalAm FamilySearch Library Research Trip (PalAm National)
FamilySearch Library - Salt Lake City, UT
Even with all the resources online, there are still a lot of records that are only available in person. A visit to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City is well-worth the trip.
|
|
|
|
Saturday, September 21
German Research Strategies (PalAm Other Chapters)
10:00 am via Zoom
Palatines to America, Indiana Chapter presents: "German Research Strategies"
Featured Speaker: German Genealogist, Ursula Krause
Ursula will give two presentations with a theme of “German Research Strategies”:
Off to America (case study)
The Godparent Thing
With her combined legal and genealogical expertise, she skillfully navigates through complicated terrain to bring crucial information to light. With her solid legal background and ex-tensive experience in genealogical research, Ursula has dedicated her life to uncovering the relationships that bind us together. Ursula began her professional genealogy journey in 2009 when she founded Rootseekers - Genealogical Research and More. During her many years as a senior genealogist with AncestryProGenealogists, she further deepened her expertise while making significant contributions to the team. |
|
|
|
Saturday, September 21
Researching Records of the Moravian Archives (PalAm Other Chapters)
10:30 am via Zoom
North Carolina Chapter Fall Meeting, Saturday, September 21, 2024 10:30 AM EDT
Researching Records of the Moravian Archives - Southern Province, Winston-Salem, NC
Presenters, Meaghan O’Riordan and Sabrina Garity will discuss records available at archives; resources available on-line; accessing copies of records via mail; early records available in Germany via email; copy service; translation service and more. Types of records include church records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, funerals, confirmations and communions, as well as diaries of ministers and missionaries, biographical memoirs, obituaries and other items. The speakers have taken a course in reading German script.
MEAGHAN O’RIORDAN became Director of the Southern Province Archive in August, 2022. She formerly worked as Accessing Archivist at Emory University’s Rose Manuscript, Archive and Rare Book Library. She simultaneously earned two Bachelor’s Degrees from NC State in English and Religious Studies. She holds a Master’s Degrees in Library Science and Theological Studies. Meagan has given presentations and authored and co-authored professional publications.
SABRINA GARITY joined the staff as Assistant Archivist in May, 2023. She holds a Master’s Degree in Library Science and Master of Arts in History with a focus on post-war Germany. She also has a Master of Fine Arts from the New School in New York and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from UNC-Wilmington.
|
|
|
|
Saturday, September 28
Annual Membership Meeting and Fall Webinar (PA PalAm Events)
1:00 pm via Zoom
NOTE: This presentation starts at 1:00 p.m., EDT (4:00 p.m., PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME)
Join us via Zoom for the Pennsylvania Chapter’s Fall Webinar and Annual Membership Meeting. The program will start with two presentations by Bradley Smith related to the Berks County History Center:
The Henry Janssen Library: Much More than a Genealogical Resource
and
Wonderful Nice: The Curious Legacy of the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Stay connected after the program and a short break for our Annual Membership Meeting, starting around 3:15 PM.
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 5
New York Chapter Fall Seminar (PalAm Other Chapters)
Germantown, NY and via Zoom (Speakers and other details TBD)
The New York Chapter will hold its Fall Seminar at the Germantown Library. Access to the Hank Jones Collection and a walking tour of historic sites.
Speakers and other details TBD*.
Lectures will be available via Zoom as well as in person. Germantown, NY, will also be celebrating its annual Oktoberfest that day.
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 15
Tracing Your German-Speaking Ancestors at the Heinz History Center (PA PalAm Events)
7:00 pm via Zoom
Join us to learn more about the rich genealogical research holdings at the Heinz History Center’s Detre Library & Archives, one of the largest collections of historic materials related to Western Pennsylvania.
Archivist Sierra Green will offer an overview of the multitude of publications and original records that can be used to enhance genealogical research, with particular attention to sources unique to the History Center that can be used to trace German-speaking ancestors in Western Pennsylvania.
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, November 19
What's Your Problem? (PA PalAm Events)
7:00 pm via Zoom
What's Your Problem?
Pennsylvania Chapter members are invited to submit a research problem for discussion at our November Third Tuesday. We first tried this format last year and received positive feedback, so we’re offering it again. We can’t solve your problem or do the research for you, but maybe the other attendees can offer ideas and suggestions for your next steps. If you have a brick wall that you would like to include in the discussion check the attached flyer. It lists details that members should provide and submit to pennsylvaniapalatines@gmail.com by Monday, November 11. |
|
|
|
Thursday, June 12, 2025 through Sunday, June 15, 2025
2025 International German Genealogy Conference (PalAm National)
Columbus, Ohio
The 2025 IGGP Conference will be held in Columbus, Ohio, from June 12-15.
The Conference coincides with IGGP’s 10th Anniversary and PalAm’s 50th Anniversary. The theme will be Celebrate Your German-Speaking Ancestors.
|
|
|
|
|
